Tag: armenia gay rights
In the Caucasus, queer people are forced to flee their homes
Provincial communities in the Caucasus are particularly queer-hostile The following is a version of a partner post written by Armine Avetisyan, Nika Musavi, and Dato Parulava that first appeared on the website OC Media. Faced with bullying, discrimination, and violence, queer people in the South Caucasus are frequently forced to flee their homes. Mel from… Read more »
In the Caucasus, queer people are forced to flee their homes
Provincial communities in the Caucasus are particularly queer-hostile The following is a version of a partner post written by Armine Avetisyan, Nika Musavi, and Dato Parulava that first appeared on the website OC Media. Faced with bullying, discrimination, and violence, queer people in the South Caucasus are frequently forced to flee their homes. Mel from… Read more »
LGBTI Christian group forced to cancel event in Armenia after death threats
Armenia is the second worst country in Europe for LGBTI rights An LGBTI Christian group canceled an upcoming event in Armenia after receiving violence and death threats. The European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups and the ‘New Generation’ Humanitarian NGO scheduled a four-day conference in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, starting 15 November. However, in the last… Read more »
Armenia’s Ostracized Minority
A photographer challenges bias and hate in Yerevan I didn’t know much about Yerevan’s LGBT community when in, in 2010, I decided to start documenting their everyday lives. But like everyone else in the city, I knew that there was a park called Komaygi in front of the mayor’s office where cross-dressers and transgender people… Read more »
Armenia: HIV/AIDS Patients Struggle with Rampant Discrimination
If you are an HIV/AIDS patient looking to visit a dentist, attend school or have your hair cut in the South Caucasus country of Armenia, you might well find that your options are limited. Despite years of public-awareness campaigns, discrimination against Armenians with either Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is widespread,… Read more »
Life As A Gay Man In Armenia
I am a 24-year-old LGBT/HIV activist from Armenia, where homosexuality was decriminalised only 11 years ago. I don’t know when I realised I was gay. I think it was around the age of 14 when I first thought I was different from my classmates. One of my classmates made comments while we were changing in… Read more »
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